Synonyms of interrupting

interrupting

verb

present participle of interrupt

as in intruding

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intruding
• bothering
• adding
• interposing
• cutting in
• breaking in
• chipping in
• contributing
• chiming in
• putting in
• horning in
• barging (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interrupting

Cancer June 21 – July 22 The work request interrupting your private time may need a firmer boundary today. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Some weeks the flashbacks are momentum-killers, interrupting the intense drama in Silo 18. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Wednesday’s debate was acrimonious almost from the beginning, with the two interrupting each other throughout the night. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The objective is to preserve access while reducing disruption and ensuring that information does not depend on a handful of employees who are most comfortable interrupting the boss. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Her giggles kept interrupting the tune through much of her performance, and soon Pioneer Hall was laughing with her and cheering her through it. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Heavy rains that began Sunday have made conditions worse, soaking makeshift shelters and temporarily interrupting some debris-removal operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Darrell Miller, who earlier testified here at a city council committee meeting against the Royals stadium project, was forcibly removed for interrupting to complain that speakers had surpassed their allotted time to speak. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026